Yesterday afternoon I went along to the NMV school to attend a meeting with the principal and some of the trustees. I had managed to persuade Jan D (also at the Encounter) to come along too. She is coming to the end of a year-long world tour, and has a background in teaching English and IT to adults. Her presence was extremely useful, but she will be continuing her travels elsewhere very soon.
The trustees are aiming to get more support from local people in the Nayabazar area, and this subject was part of the agenda. The principal gave a very heart-felt plea that the school is in a fragile position. She and the teachers are effectively volunteers working for something like 3000 rupees/month. That's about 27 pounds and is a pittance even in Nepal. Classrooms are bare and staff morale is a serious issue.
I informed them that I have managed to raise some money for the school, and that the donors want to ensure that it is spent in the most effective way. Current thinking is that this will likely be for some IT equipment - but we have requested that the teachers are canvassed for their individual views (specifically excluding salary supplements).
I can reveal here that I am very pleased with the sum achieved so far in what has been a very short space of time - a total now of 855 pounds. But I'd like to take this further - ideally by another 50%. They need e.g. books, basic science equipment, and some funding for an internet subscription.
I know that I said I didn't want to make this a fund-raising blog, but I'm going to make an exception now for a week or so and invite any of my readers who have some sympathy with the cause to make a small donation. If you feel you can give something, however small, it will be genuinely appreciated and put to good use.
The UK (Nationwide) bank account is sort code 07-02-46 and account code 04057662 - and I again promise that 100% will go to the school.
On another front, the school want me to perform a short series of English classes. Maybe we will look on this as a pilot for further volunteering opportunities in case anyone out there is interested.
The first photo is of the meeting attendees (minus Jan, who was acting as photographer). The other shows the biggest and best of the classrooms.
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